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ACE Act Toolkit: Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act
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Toolkit you can use to communicate with their boards, donors, and federal delegation members about the ACE Act.
Education, Advocacy, and Lobbying
This 30-minute presentation discusses the differences between education, advocacy, and lobbying; and what foundations and nonprofits are legally allowed to do.
One More Voice - Increasing Hoosier Civic Engagement
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As Indiana ranks consistently among the bottom 10 states for voter registration, in this webinar you will learn how to engage your networks to further the effort in voter registration, turnout, and civic literacy.
Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know
Advocacy efforts, including lobbying, are critically important to the success of many nonprofits. Advocacy by 501(c)(3) organizations is legal, as long as your organization follows the rules. Of course, like other work your organization does, advocacy requires financial support. There are many ways in which you can raise money for advocacy, including fundraising events, membership dues, individual donations, and grants from public or private foundations.
The Building Blocks of Policy Work
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This page includes resources shared at IPA's The Building Blocks of Public Policy workshop. This workshop was designed to help attendees learn why and how philanthropy should be involved in public policy and advocacy.
Lifting Voices: Increasing Civic Engagement Through Creative Community Convening
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In this webinar you'll hear from foundations who have played an important role in community convening and have used this role to improve civic engagement in their communities.